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77 Signs That Hilariously Failed At The One Thing They Were Supposed To Do
A sign really has one job, to ensure people understand some vital detail. The previous sentence is longer than a good sign, it has to be short, snappy and to the point, worded so clearly so as to avoid any potential misunderstandings. As it turns out, making a good sign is an art and not all signmakers are made equal.
So we’ve collected some hilarious examples of signs that are just pointless, incomprehensible or just downright confusing. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts and examples in the comments down below.
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#1
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#2
Look At That Smug Face
#3
This Time , I Don’t Have A Valentine
#4
Wall
Janissary35680 3 months ago (edited)
Now I want an "I identify as a Post. Please talk to someone else." T-shirt.
#5
"Do Not Touch" Must Be One Of The Scariest Things To Read In Braille
#6
Entrances Be Crazy
#8
Loose Gravel
#9
Good To Know, Almost Made A Mistake
#10
On The Road To Success
#12
One Of The Better Auditor Traps I've Seen
#14
Punctuation Matters!
#15
World’s Most Pointless Warning Sign
Daaaaave's not here, maaan 3 months ago
I assume that it's a warning about potential sand drifts on the road, but it still makes for a hilarious visual 😆
#16
Does This Qualify?
#18
Most Pointless Sign In The World
#20
Uhm, What Happened Here?
#21
Heads Up!
Greenkitty 3 months ago
Believe me, without that sign I would definitely walk right into that wall.
#23
Well That’s Ironic
#24
This Sign Tells You Where You Are In A Very Obvious And Unhelpful Way
#25
Useless Sign
#27
I'd Never Have Noticed Without The Sign, Thanks
#28
Thank You For Driving Carefully
#29
That'll Show Em (Sign On A Hotel Window)
Daaaaave's not here, maaan 3 months ago
Well, Terence, I'm afraid you'll have to stay in your crate then.
#30
Thanks For The Useless Fact!
#31
Nothing Written In Stone
#33
Useless Sign
Daaaaave's not here, maaan 3 months ago
Please tell me that the other side reads "Library is open until closing time" 🙏
#34
Water On Road
#36
What Caused This To Be Put In Place?
#37
A Hotel Lobby In New Orleans This Morning
#38
Another Product From The "Completely Useless Sign Company"
christinaandrews59 3 months ago
Well I hope so but makes you wander how many times people have dtlriven into the water
#40
BlackCatWithWhiteSocks 3 months ago
Tell me about it! I saw what happened to the guy after the drive carefully sign
#42
Truly Ironic
Ralph Van Loton 2 months ago
But you can give them to the Bird & Bees, I want money. (That's what I want)
#43
Irony
Daaaaave's not here, maaan 3 months ago
At first I misread the small print as "end literacy council"
#45
Most Pointless Sign Found In Cornwall, England
Kathy Brooke 3 months ago
I drive through this one most weeks. Believe me, it does have a rational when you're there.
#46
Useless Sign
Giles McArdell 3 months ago
See these occasionally, they are to indicate that the usual signage (deliberately missed out in this photo for humorous effect) should not be used/adhered to, usually while some road works have altered the road layout.
#47
Useless Sign
#52
School For The Deaf
lincholn6echo 3 months ago
??? even if you are totally 100% deaf (which is kinda rare, most "deaf" people still have tiny traces of hearing left) you can still feel music!
#54
Useless Sign
setsuriseikou 3 months ago
Well, I've heard of people on a coffee-and-cigarettes diet, so they'd better pay attention to this
#56
I'm Sure Glad We Cleared That Up
Ralph Van Loton 2 months ago
Sign posted at the Michigan House of Representatives parking lot.
#57
Pointless Sign
Astrobloom (they/them) 3 months ago
For context, in WA (the Aus one, not whatever American state it refers to), there is a high rate of bushfires in the summer (40c will do that), and there is a scale of how high the risk is. I think it goes from low to catastrophic, and it's updated every day. A few years ago, they updated them all to digital, and while they were doing that people needed to go to the website mentioned to find the fire danger rating to stay safe.
#63
Pouring It On Thick At Hersheypark
#64
Guaranteed Fresh With Mold!
#65
I Also Saw A Pointless Sign Today
#66
A Most Unhelpful Street Sign
#67
Useless Sign
#69
Broken
#70
Are They?
#72
Unhelpful Signage
Ralph Van Loton 2 months ago
How so? Guests go this way; overtaxed working people, you have an idiot-free area to fulfill your job. Ahhhh...
#74
Really Pointless Sign
#76
Which Way Tho?
bazjack 2 months ago
This is a bad example. Even my lousy eyes can see that there's notes written on at least two of those pieces of paper. I can't see what they actually say, but they do exist, and I assume they provide more information about what can be found in each direction, or which group should follow which sign, something like that.
#77
“Left Turn Signal” But What About The Other One?
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